Basketball Recap: Highland Skates Past Whiting with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). They breezed by the Whiting Oilers to the tune of 75-43 on Friday. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.

Highland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Justin Pack led the charge by going 7 for 12 on his way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Pack's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danijel Zekavica, who went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points.

Highland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.

Highland's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Whiting, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Highland will be playing in front of their home fans against Illiana Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Highland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Illiana Christian likes a good challenge. As for Whiting, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-48 defeat against Calumet New Tech on the 14th.